Ruth 1:12:14Ruth.1.12.W14PAT
הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙
hallaila
“the night”
- Transliteration
- hal-LAI-la
- Extended
- hahl-LAI-lah
- IPA
- /halˈlaj.laː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the night
- French
- la nuit
- Spanish
- la noche
- Portuguese
- a noite
- German
- die Nacht
- Russian
- та ночь
- Arabic-Simplified
- الليلة
- Hindi
- वह रात
- Chinese-Simplified
- 那夜
- Korean
- 그 밤
- Indonesian
- malam itu
- Bengali
- সেই রাত
- Tagalog
- ang gabing iyon
- Swahili
- usiku huo
- Amharic
- ሌሊቱ
- Yoruba
- alẹ́ náà
- Igbo
- abalị ahụ
- Twi
- anadwo no
- Ewe
- zã la
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hal-LAI-la
- phraseyour reading level
GAM ha-YI-ti hal-LAI-la
- clause
KI a-MAR-ti YESH-li tik-VA GAM ha-YI-ti hal-LAI-la leh-ISH ve-GAM ya-LAD-ti va-NIM
- sentence
SHOV-na ve-no-TAI LEKH-na KI ZA-kan-ti mih-he-YOT leh-ISH KI a-MAR-ti YESH-li tik-VA GAM ha-YI-ti hal-LAI-la leh-ISH ve-GAM ya-LAD-ti va-NIM
In context — Ruth 1:12
turn back my daughters go for I have grown old from being to a man if I said I have hope even I was the night to a man and even I bore sons
About this coordinate
Ruth 1:12:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Ruth 1:12, so the Hebrew word הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ (hallaila) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ruth.1.12.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.1.12.W14.S1) and character.